Monday, April 24, 2017

Saturday April 29 at the Music Hall of Williamsburg is a night you do not want to miss.

Billy Miller was a true rock'n'roll guru. Already a feverish record collector and zine writer he founded with his soul-mate Miriam Linna, Kicks magazine in the late 1970s. From there he formed the legendary groups The Zantees and The A-Bones. And if that wasn't enough for a rock'n'souler, he and Miriam opened up Norton Records, with the release of Hasil Adkins' "Out To Hunch" in 1986. He lived and breathed "fandom."

Friday, April 21, 2017

GET HIGH with the Fringe Factory! This time we’re going to do it ALL..SONICALLY that is! With these rare tunes about getting' stoned, wasted, tripping' out, comin' on, sped up, shot up, wasted & then falling down for your 4-20 any day! And of course; it all starts with the Dealer, so there's songs about them too! Click & take a TRIP with DJ Vikki Vaden in her Rock-N-Roll Time Machine. Be careful though...because once you listen YOU JUST CAN'T STOP!Playlist & player here in the WFMU archive:https://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/72177or listen via the Fringe Factory Mixcloud page!
(this show originally aired 4/19/17 on WFMU Rock-N-Soul Ichiban)

Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Jean Thomas unwittingly became one of the most heard voices in the early 60's girl group era - her sweet sounds with the teen style voice are those you often hear as the back up shooby doo wahs on so many girl group records, but Jean sang back ups for the guys too! Jean started as a solo artist, but soon came to the attention of Bob Crewe, who was putting together the Rag Dolls - his girl group answer to the 4 Seasons. Jean's high range and sweet sounds filled the bill for a falsetto lead, and she became the voice of the Rag Dolls, the Cheese Cakes, the Surfer Girls and so many more. She's also the voice behind Neil Diamond's earlier hits, the Beach Nuts and really too many more to count. You can read a lot more about Jean here! and also here and tune in to Crayons to Perfume! this evening at 7pm to hear Jean's voice.

Sunday, April 2, 2017

Our special guest today on the Whig Out! is Jorge Explosion from one of Ichiban's current fave groups, Los Munjitas del Fuzz - the Little Nuns of Fuzz - from Gijon, Spain - and we're also giving away TWO copies of Munjita del Fuzz most recent single, so be sure to tune in right here today at 8, right after the Real Nitty Gritty, to WIN! Now here's a little taste of these wild uh, uhrrr, women at the Funtastic Dracula Carnival!